Vehicle lighting apparatus with multizone proximity control
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
- Publication Date
- 2015-10-22
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Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 257,309, filed Apr. 21, 2014, and entitled “VEHICLE READING LAMP WITH LOW INTENSITY LIGHT SETTING,” the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present disclosure generally relates to vehicle lighting, and more particularly to directional interior vehicle lighting.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Currently, some lighting devices require a user to interact with an outer lens in order to activate and deactivate the lighting devices. One downside to such a design is that a vehicle occupant typically has to rely on tactile sensations to locate the outer lens when dark conditions are present. As a result, some vehicle occupants may become distracted with having to feel for the position of the outer lens when desiring to activate the lighting devices. Therefore, there is a need for a lighting device that...